The disappearance of Invisible Man was finally discovered.
This was because he was originally scheduled to visit a terminally ill child; as a member of the Superhero leadership team, such charity events were a regular occurrence.
But with Invisible Man suddenly missing and Vought Corporation unable to contact him, they could only have A-Train temporarily fill in.
But anyone in the know understood that Vought Corporation's Superheroes needed a script for their activities. Having A-Train save the day?
He didn't have that ability.
So, after A-Train said explosive things like, "Invisible Man will be here next week," and "I'll teach you how to run when you get better," to the cancer boy who only had a few days left to live, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room plummeted from two million to several hundred thousand.
It was practically an A-Train car crash.
But A-Train felt wronged, too. He was just there to help; he didn't want things to turn out like this.
What? Learn the details before the event?
Superheroes are usually very tired, constantly having fun with Claw Woman and stealing compound v. Where would they find time to prepare?
A-Train only felt that he had been wronged, but in Madelyn's eyes, this matter was very serious.
Members of The Seven skipping events wasn't unprecedented, but aside from Homelander, all members of The Seven had Vought Corporation's tracking chips, so even if a member went off to play group PvP, they would know where they were.
But this time, Invisible Man was different. Not only was he missing, but his tracking chip had lost its signal!
Originally, Madelyn wouldn't have been so anxious, but don't forget that there was an MIB outside eyeing Vought Corporation covetously. What if Invisible Man fell into the hands of The Boys?
Therefore, Madelyn instructed Vought Corporation's intelligence department to continuously search for the chip, while quickly sending people to search the location where the chip last emitted a signal.
Of course, they found nothing. Butcher and his team were skilled at covering their tracks, and with Fang Yuan helping to conceal them, there was naturally no possibility of information leakage.
Left with no choice, Madelyn had the company announce externally that Invisible Man was temporarily suspending activities, using excuses like vacation or injury in rotation until there was concrete news about him.
Under these circumstances, Starlight, the new member of Vought Corporation's The Seven, was getting along famously with Fang Yuan.
Almost every time she went out for an activity now, it redefined her understanding of Superheroes, and she would then come back and complain to Fang Yuan.
This evening was no different.
"Ashley came to me and said I shouldn't have saved that girl." Starlight poured wine into her mouth and complained to Fang Yuan, "But how could I not save her? She was about to be assaulted by two men!"
"Aren't I here to be a Superhero?"
She poured out her grievances to Fang Yuan.
"I was really looking forward to my first mission outside two days ago, but I didn't expect there to be more filming crew than criminals. Is this how The Seven saves the World?"
Starlight's resolve was practically shattered.
Fang Yuan shook his head. Although he had learned a lot from The Boys Vought Corporation, in this regard, The Boys Vought Corporation was far inferior to his Vought Corporation.
Although his Vought Corporation also ran the celebrity business model, Fang Yuan never restricted his employees from acting as Superheroes.
He would even deliberately organize employees to carry out Superhero missions, so neither Charles nor Eric, nor any other X-Men members, would reject the company; instead, their sense of belonging was extremely strong.
The Boys Vought Corporation, however, maximized the concept of "traffic is king," completely disregarding the true feelings of the Superheroes.
Of course, this was caused by the differing circumstances of the two Worlds. In the X-Men World, Mutants dictated the global structure, but due to the constraints of the X-Men, the Mutants had not acted on that power.
Yes, the X-Men were the biggest obstacle to Mutant rule over the World.
But in The Boys World, Superhumans were merely Vought Corporation's subordinates. After prolonged brainwashing, every Superhuman had mental issues, so Vought Corporation truly didn't need to care about their feelings; any disobedient one would simply be thrown into a laboratory.
Fang Yuan was genuinely envious, but he knew this approach wouldn't work in the X-Men World, because the abilities of the Mutants there were incredibly heaven-defying. If even one wasn't properly managed and was released, it would be enough to nullify all his efforts.
Therefore, controlling them using Fang Yuan's current method—enhancing the Mutants' collective sense of identity—was actually the most suitable approach.
Fang Yuan was right when he said it before: he truly was forced onto the wrong path and became a righteous leader out of necessity.
Starlight continued to complain, and Fang Yuan didn't speak; in fact, he didn't need to.
"Now they're actually saying they want to sue me for assault? Ashley said that would be troublesome."
"Just because I'm a member of The Seven, they can declare me guilty without evidence?"
"If I get kicked out of The Seven because of this, I swear I'll blind those two villains!" she said angrily.
Although Starlight appeared on the scene like a pure, obedient girl, she wasn't as innocent as she seemed.
Otherwise, Starlight wouldn't be sleeping with Fang Yuan, especially since Catholicism forbids premarital relations.
Fang Yuan had a strong recollection of this event. Not long after the controversy, the rescued girl stood up to testify for Starlight, leading to a massive turnaround in Starlight's reputation and a surge in her fan count.
So he spoke up: "Don't worry, the fact that you acted bravely is undeniable. I'll go to the Intelligence Department and find out where that girl lives, and she can help prove your innocence."
Starlight's eyes lit up: "Is that really possible?"
She had only recently joined Vought Corporation and still felt a sense of awe toward the other departments. Moreover, Ashley had made the situation sound very serious, making her anxious.
She never expected that in Fang Yuan's hands, it would be so simple?
"But..." Starlight quickly realized, "Why isn't Vought Corporation doing this?"
If Fang Yuan could accomplish this, Vought Corporation should be even more experienced in handling it.
How could Fang Yuan miss an opportunity like this to sow discord against Vought Corporation?
"It's possible Ashley didn't think of it," Fang Yuan said thoughtfully. "Or... maybe they did it on purpose, trying to discipline you so you'll be obedient in the future?"
Actually, according to the original plot, the first possibility was more likely, but realistically, the second possibility suggested by Fang Yuan was clearly more plausible.
Who would believe that a decades-old media giant couldn't even cover up a scandal when trouble arose?
News of Superheroes committing murder and arson was thoroughly concealed by Vought Corporation, yet an accusation against a genuine act of heroism made Vought Corporation panic. One can only say that Vought Corporation's skill tree was truly focused on the wrong specialties.
Of course, perhaps they never imagined that a Superhero would actually act heroically. Wasn't it always just a script?
Starlight's actions caught Vought Corporation's PR Department completely off guard. They usually spent their time cleaning up messes for Superheroes and genuinely lacked experience in handling a case where a *real* Superhero was falsely accused.
Therefore, it was all Starlight's fault. Who told her to save people without authorization or reporting it first?
If she had filed a report beforehand, and Vought Corporation hadn't allowed her to save them, this whole mess wouldn't have happened.
The above was Fang Yuan's internal monologue, fueled by his mischief-loving personality. But to Starlight, the person involved, it definitely wasn't an issue of Vought Corporation being unprofessional.
"Disciplining me?"
She was so angry she laughed instead. Vought Corporation truly continued to challenge her perception.
Fang Yuan delivered the perfect finishing blow: "Vought Corporation is a company whose main goal is making money. If it were me, I would let Superheroes do what they are supposed to do!"
Starlight immediately looked at Fang Yuan with admiration, but then her expression dimmed again.
This was because, through their interactions over this period, Starlight had keenly noticed that while Vought Corporation treated Fang Yuan exceptionally well, they were consistently unwilling to let him participate in Superhero activities.
"Is it because of Fang Yuan's ideas?" Starlight was puzzled, so she asked Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan pressed his advantage. He sighed, "My ideas, as you know, Vought Corporation doesn't like."
"Even if it's better for the World?" Starlight was still a bit naive.
Fang Yuan shook his head: "To them, a World where they can make money without restraint is the only good World."
"They should just let you be the leader," Starlight said petulantly.
Fang Yuan was truly thrilled. The feeling of criticizing an opponent on their own turf and poaching their people was fantastic.
Although Starlight was currently just a rookie member of The Seven, her future influence would be immense, especially among politically correct groups like women, LGBTQ+, and Catholics, where Starlight was a leading figure.
A person like this, placed in this social environment, was practically a weapon of mass destruction in public opinion. Fang Yuan naturally made sure to build a strong emotional foundation early on.
Fortunately, he had laid a good foundation, and his emotional bond with Starlight was becoming increasingly solid.
Fang Yuan went to the Intelligence Department and explained that he needed to retrieve surveillance footage to track the whereabouts of the woman Starlight had saved.
The staff in the Intelligence Department certainly knew that Fang Yuan and Homelander had an unusual relationship, but since Homelander wasn't present, they didn't dare casually search for data just for Fang Yuan alone, leading them into a dilemma.
Just then, Black Noir, who was in charge of intelligence work, walked over and nodded to the staff, who then began the search.
"Thanks, Black Noir."
Fang Yuan waved his hand in thanks, and Black Noir nodded but did not leave.
Clearly, the approval for Fang Yuan's investigation was likely Madelyn's idea, and Black Noir was there to monitor him.
Fang Yuan pretended not to notice and started randomly searching through the surveillance footage. Because the surveillance coverage in the area of the incident was incomplete, Fang Yuan gave confusing directions, looking everywhere from Central Park to Chinatown, confusing Black Noir until he finally spotted the woman's trace.
Fang Yuan smiled slightly. Others thought he was helping Starlight find the victim, but he was just using it as a cover.
Whether he found the person or not wasn't important; what mattered was that he had viewed the surveillance footage.
Fang Yuan quickly acted, taking Starlight to find the woman involved. Black Noir followed along, and the victim readily agreed to testify for Starlight.
Starlight was very happy that she could finally clear her name, and Black Noir also assumed the matter was concluded.
But then Fang Yuan suddenly said, "Oh right, while I was checking the surveillance, I saw what looked like human trafficking happening in Chinatown. Should we go take a look?"
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